Election Name: | 2006 Coventry City Council election |
Country: | England |
Type: | Parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Party Colour: | yes |
Previous Election: | 2004 |
Previous Year: | 2004 |
Next Election: | 2007 |
Next Year: | 2007 |
Majority Seats: | 28 |
Election Date: | 4 May 2006 |
Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Seats1: | 10 |
Seats After1: | 29 |
Seat Change1: | 2 |
Popular Vote1: | 26,451 |
Percentage1: | 37.4% |
Swing1: | 2.5% |
Party2: | Labour Party (UK) |
Seats2: | 7 |
Seats After2: | 19 |
Seat Change2: | 1 |
Popular Vote2: | 25,012 |
Percentage2: | 35.4% |
Swing2: | 2.6% |
Party3: | Socialist Party (England and Wales) |
Seats3: | 1 |
Seats After3: | 3 |
Seat Change3: | 1 |
Popular Vote3: | 2,750 |
Percentage3: | 3.9% |
Swing3: | 2.8% |
Map Size: | 300px |
Council control | |
Posttitle: | Council control after election |
Before Party: | No overall control |
After Party: | Conservative |
Elections to Coventry City Council were held on 4 May 2006. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party took overall control of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was
On 25 October 2006 Kate Hunter, a Councillor for Radford Ward, moved from the Labour Party to the Conservative Party.
On 17 January 2007 Val Stone, a former Councillor for Longford Ward, moved from being an Independent to the Conservative Party.
In April 2007 Mick Noonan, a Councillor for Wyken Ward, and Heather Rutter, a Councillor for Sherbourne Ward, moved from the Conservative Party to being Independents.